Screenwriting Course
Lessons

Sure, it hurts to hear it, but it must be said again: No one wants to read your script. For that reason, format is vitally important. Poorly formatted scripts, typos, and other errors signal to the reader that your work lacks professionalism.  Bear in mind that every time someone passes your screenplay up to their superiors, they’re putting their own necks on the line. Give that powerful gatekeeper Coverage Reader every reason to pass your script up the food chain. No one in Hollywood and film in general has ever lost their job for saying no to passing a script up to their bosses. It is easier to say no. There are zero repercussions for doing so. Pass an inferior script up and their reputation, and job, could be on the line. Write visually, enabling the reader to visualize your screenplay in their mind. Externalize characters’ inner emotion through clear descriptions of how they act and how they speak.  Anything that confuses the reader is a black mark against you. Work hard to make scenes flow from one scene to the next. Reduce excess in descriptions. Only use more detail if it is absolutely required. No one wants to read your script. Sure, it hurts to hear it, but it must be said again: Poorly formatted scripts, typos and other errors signal to the reader that your work lacks professionalism.

Remember, writing is not easy. If it were, everyone would do it. It gets easier over time, the more you practice it. Hence, the vital importance of discipline, developing a routine of writing regularly, and especially, rewriting. The idea and conception of this workshop has been to give you a huge leg up on the thousands of others who want to sit at the same table as you do, not only in talking about the craft but also filtering it though the business realities you need to factor in. If you have done the homework and come up with a basic idea you can now work on, this course leaves you at the next step—realizing that idea and getting it into a first draft by working with a mentor who is an actual professional working in the industry. With them, you can develop that first draft into one or more rewrites.